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Thread #7951   Message #1839164
Posted By: eddie1
20-Sep-06 - 10:49 AM
Thread Name: Songs about young and old
Subject: Lyr Add: ANNIE BROWN (Adam McNaughtan)
Hi Skipy
Here you go

Eddie


ANNIE BROWN
Adam McNaughtan

Sometimes cities are ruthless, a town can be cruel to its own
And Glasgow's indifference left an old woman alone
From the Calton she came, her name was old Annie Brown
And six months she lay dead before her body was found

Now she'd lived in the east end of Glasgow for all of her days
She looked after her folks when her brothers were wed and away
Annie was fifty when she saw her mother laid down
So there wasnae much chance o' a man for old Annie Brown

But she decided to stay in the Calton that she knew so well
Glasgow was changing faster than Annie could tell
All the people who could moved out as the buildings came down
There were few neighbours left to care for old Annie Brown

Now she'd bought all her needs in the big London Road superstore
But the manager said, We get old folks in here by the score
So how should I notice if one of them isn't around
But record my regrets for the death of old Annie Brown

Do you know the old woman who lives five or six doors away
What would you do if you didnae see her the day
If you missed her for a week, would you maybe take a look round
Ach, don't wait till you miss her, her name might be old Annie Brown